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Monday, December 8, 2014

Design Wall Monday 12-8-2014

I've been quilting like a fiend. After I finished a quilt for Kay, I threw my Carolina Christmas quilt on Ruthie. It is so discouraging to have several really smooth passes and then start having bobbin thread breaking. UGH. After several rows with a couple of breaks on each row, I decided I would try an old Bobbin Genie that I had hanging around. WOW! What a difference that made. I finished all the rows with no more breaks. Amazing. Of course, I ran out of bobbin thread once or twice! It was a dark day when I took this but you get the idea. When the binding is on I'll take "official" photos of it.

Next up on Ruthie was a little table runner a friend wanted quilted. I hemmed and hawed over it for a while as I wasn't sure what to do with it. But, I really want to get it back to her by this coming Saturday so I threw it on Ruthie. (Well, ok, that makes it sound weird. I carefully placed it on Ruthie. But using the Red Snappers makes it really fast and easy especially for such a small piece.) I am using Quiltmagine software for the Nolting and the more I learn, the more impressed I am with it. I wasn't sure how I could do a side triangle but it was as simple as pulling up the pattern, clicking three times on the corners of the "block" and stitching it out. I am so happy with my computerization!

Since I've been spending so much time on the quilting side of things not much piecing has been getting done. The quilt from this post is 2 seams away from being finished. It should be going on Ruthie next. I'm just doing an edge to edge design on it so hopefully that will be done today. After that I have 2 more charity quilts. Then I'm taking a break until next week! I'd love to get a few more of my quilts done as I have been buying fabric like crazy. I chose to buy backings for several quilts on Wednesday last. I wonder if I can use as much fabric as I purchased this month? On to the goals. Not everything was accomplished but I did succeed getting several important things done.

Week of
December 1, 2014

Start and finish Hokie quilt for Kay√

Finish up blocks that need to be mailed out√more were
done but nothing is in the mail

Mail out blocks for various recipients nope!

Continue knitting on turquoise blue sock nothing

Order Christmas Cards√

Get one of my quilts quilted√

Clean quilt studio; put new fabrics away√ well some got
put away…

Week of
December 8, 2014

Make binding for Carolina Christmas and bind it

Finish quilting table runner for Jane

Finish baby charity quilt top, quilt and bind it

Quilt 2 or more charity quilts

Socialize like crazy over the weekend when every single
party we’ve been invited to is being held!

Try to get blocks in the mail

Decide and write up pattern for BOM

Make mug rug for swap

Hum, that list doesn't say anything about Christmas presents. I need to get going on that. Yikes.

4 comments:

Hi, Bonnie. I was at our Nolting dealer and they recommended the Quiltmagine to help limit the standing / wrist/ arm pain, etc. Do you need to stand-by the machine as it is going? Have you noticed any less physical strain by using this? How big is the learning curve?

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I've been quilting for nearly 35+ years and still have my first quilt. I piece on my midrange Bernina, although I have quite a few other machines I can pull out and use. I'm the proud owner of an 18" Nolting long arm, known as Ruthie.She is now computer driven. We are proud grandparents to three little girls with a grandson on the way.